well I will rite a fiew lins more now I will giv you a fiew lins a bout the Countrey hear this is a broken rockey part we are in the edg of the mountians of the Cumberlman rivver in Waren Countey Tennesee 83 miles south east of Nashvill and the country is all destroied from Nashville to this place and as fare as I can hear the hole countery is destroied and lade a wast the rebels first destroied the union men, farmes, and then our armey went thru and lade every thing a wast the towns all burnd and destroied the coart house hear Old John Morgan made a stabel of it and the town is ruind / the peopel that is hear is all rebels and the most of them has bin in the rebel armey tha say that tha was conscripted in that tha are rebels in princepel and tha aught to be killed whear ever tha are when tha say tha are rebels and fote a ganst us at Shilo and Murfeesburo and say tha are rebels yet wee hav good news generel Grant has cut Brags armey in too and tha think he will destroey his hole armey or demorelise I think if he has no bad luck the ware will not be long on hand the rebels says tha are whiped but tha want to agrevate us all tha can and tha are a cutting thare nose of to spite thare face /

 

            Our male came in last nite an I got a letter from you baring date of the 18 Mald rote the 16 which I was glad to hear from you and the children Glad to hear that you was all well and doing well keepin good hart for I think I will see you a gane and remember the pleasure that wee use too see at home with our littel children wee cold hear our thare littel voises and thare foot steps around the house then wee

 

well I must soon close soon

 

The boys is all well and in good sperits and willing to fite when tha are neaded

 

all quiatt hear rite soon

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I am a cook                                         R. A. Sanders

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